January 30, 2014: Corporate lobbyists are stepping up efforts to “fast-track” the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, as unionists and environmental groups push back in opposition.
The TPP is being negotiated in secret, with direct input from trans-global corporations seeking to undermine labor and environmental protections.
Read what the TPP is about: Warnings from NAFTA
The IBT is asking Teamsters to ask members of Congress to oppose fast track.
Rail Teamsters who work as Transit Locomotive Engineers at New Jersey Transit are preparing to strike if the carrier fails to deliver a fair contract by May 16. The engineers voted down a tentative agreement last month, with 87 percent voting no.
Join Teamster activists and TDU members in the Central Valley and Northern California for a day of Union Education in Stockton, CA.
Sunday, May 4
Hilton Hotel
2323 Grand Canal Blvd, Stockton, CA 95207
Stockton, CA
Registration with bagels and coffee opens at 9AM. Workshops begin at 10:15.
